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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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